Jonathan R. Wolpaw

47.8k citations

256 papers · 33.5k indexed · 12 hit papers · h-index 78

Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.01%
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces 121
- Neural dynamics and brain function 48
Human-Computer Interaction top 0.01%
- Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology 24
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.01%
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering 91
Signal Processing top 0.05%
Neurology top 0.2%
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies 62
Biomedical Engineering
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies 37
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Spinal Cord Injury Research 36
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep 29

Co-authors: Dennis J. McFarland Theresa M. Vaughan Niels Birbaumer Gerwin Schalk Gert Pfurtscheller Dean J. Krusienski Eric W. Sellers Thilo Hinterberger
Cited by: Cognitive Neuroscience Human-Computer Interaction Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Journals: Science (1 paper)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 papers)JAMA (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Austria Italy

In The Last Decade

Jonathan R. Wolpaw

249 papers receiving 32.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2008 The Lancet Neurology
2007 Journal of Neuroscience Methods
2006 IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
2006 Journal of Neural Engineering
2004 Journal of Neural Engineering
2004 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
2004 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2003 Clinical Neurophysiology
2002 Clinical Neurophysiology
2000 IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering
1997 Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology
1991 Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology

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1	Bidirectional locomotion induces asymmetric limb adaptations Journal of Neurophysiology ·Russell L. Hardesty,Helia Mojtabavi,Darren E. Gemoets,Jonathan R. Wolpaw	2025	0
2	Motor learning changes the axon initial segment of the spinal motoneuron The Journal of Physiology ·Yu Wang,Yi Chen,Lu Chen,Bruce J. Herron,Xiang Yang Chen,Jonathan R. Wolpaw	2024	0
3	Targeting neuroplasticity to improve motor recovery after stroke: an artificial neural network model Brain Communications ·Sumner L. Norman,Jonathan R. Wolpaw,David J. Reinkensmeyer	2022	8
4	BCI-based sensorimotor rhythm training can affect individuated finger movements Dennis J. McFarland,Sumner L. Norman,William A. Sarnacki,Eric T. Wolbrecht,David J. Reinkensmeyer,Jonathan R. Wolpaw	2020	7
5	The negotiated equilibrium model of spinal cord function The Journal of Physiology ·Jonathan R. Wolpaw	2018	34
6	Controlling pre-movement sensorimotor rhythm can improve finger extension after stroke Journal of Neural Engineering ·Sumner L. Norman,Dennis J. McFarland,A Miner,Steven C. Cramer,Eric T. Wolbrecht,Jonathan R. Wolpaw,David J. Reinkensmeyer	2018	36
7	EEG correlates of P300-based brain–computer interface (BCI) performance in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Journal of Neural Engineering ·Joseph N. Mak,Dennis J. McFarland,Theresa M. Vaughan,Lynn M. McCane,Phillippa Z Tsui,Debra Zeitlin,Eric W. Sellers,Jonathan R. Wolpaw	2012	79
8	Should the parameters of a BCI translation algorithm be continually adapted? Journal of Neuroscience Methods ·Dennis J. McFarland,William A. Sarnacki,Jonathan R. Wolpaw	2011	37
9	What Can the Spinal Cord Teach Us about Learning and Memory? The Neuroscientist ·Jonathan R. Wolpaw	2010	88
10	A brain-computer interface for long-term independent home use Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ·Eric W. Sellers,Theresa M. Vaughan,Jonathan R. Wolpaw	2010	296
11	Brain–computer interfaces as new brain output pathways The Journal of Physiology ·Jonathan R. Wolpaw	2007	236
12	The education and re-education of the spinal cord Progress in brain research ·Jonathan R. Wolpaw	2006	34
13	BCI meeting 2005-workshop on signals and recording methods IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering ·Jonathan R. Wolpaw,Gerald E. Loeb,Brendan Z. Allison,Emanuel Donchin,Omar Feix do Nascimento,William Heetderks,Femke Nijboer,William Shain,James N. Turner	2006	81
14	The BCI competition III: validating alternative approaches to actual BCI problemsbreakdown → IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering ·Benjamin Blankertz,K. Müller,Dean J. Krusienski,Gerwin Schalk,Jonathan R. Wolpaw,Alois Schlögl,G. Pfurtscheller,José del R. Millán,Michael Schröder,Niels Birbaumer	2006	694
15	Conversion of EEG activity into cursor movement by a brain-computer interface (BCI) IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering ·G. Fabiani,Dennis J. McFarland,Jonathan R. Wolpaw,G. Pfurtscheller	2004	207
16	EEG-Based Communication and Control: Speed–Accuracy Relationships Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback ·Dennis J. McFarland,Jonathan R. Wolpaw	2003	55
17	Electroencephalographic(EEG)-based communication: EEG control versus system performance in humans Neuroscience Letters ·Hesham Sheikh,Dennis J. McFarland,William A. Sarnacki,Jonathan R. Wolpaw	2003	50
18	Answering questions with an electroencephalogram-based brain-computer interface Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ·Laurie A. Miner,Dennis J. McFarland,Jonathan R. Wolpaw	1998	60
19	Timing of EEG-Based Cursor Control Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology ·Jonathan R. Wolpaw,Doris Flotzinger,Gert Pfurtscheller,Dennis J. McFarland	1997	45
20	EEG-based brain computer interface (BCI). Search for optimal electrode positions and frequency components. PubMed ·G. Pfurtscheller,Doris Flotzinger,M. Pregenzer,Jonathan R. Wolpaw,Dennis J. McFarland	1996	45

About Jonathan R. Wolpaw

Jonathan R. Wolpaw is a scholar working on Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 256 papers that have together received 33.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (121 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (91 papers), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (62 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (48 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (37 papers), Spinal Cord Injury Research (36 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (29 papers) and Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (29.2k citations), Human-Computer Interaction (6.1k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (16.5k citations). Jonathan R. Wolpaw has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Austria and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Dennis J. McFarland, Theresa M. Vaughan, Niels Birbaumer, Gerwin Schalk, Gert Pfurtscheller, Dean J. Krusienski, Eric W. Sellers, Thilo Hinterberger, Janis J. Daly and Xiang Yang Chen. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

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